St. Joseph’s Church ALBANY — While the good burghers of Watervliet continue to battle back and forth over the fate of the shuttered St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church that some want to be replaced by a Price Chopper, the Common Council here has taken an unusual step to block conversion of one of its city’s […]
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ALBANY — Once past the looming New Year’s Eve festivities, one would think the local eating-and-drinking scene would get quiet for a while, if only to catch a breather. Wrong. For three days in January, the cumbersomely-named but popular “Albany Chefs’ Food & Wine Festival Wine & Dine for the Arts” (whew!) will take center […]
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Sofia Vergara in sales mode. Many people I know swear by “diet” soft drinks, usually ordering one after requesting a Big Mac, large fries and gooey apple pie at their favorite Golden Arches venue. Me, I never drink them for two simple reasons: (1.) I don’t like the aftertaste of any of them, and (2.) […]
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The Southern Rensselaer County (SRC) Rotary Club is among many grassroots groups that continually raises money for PolioPlus, the Rotary International program that works closely with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to battle polio on a global basis. In addition to contributing other funds to RI’s ongoing effort, the Southern Rensselaer County club’s annual […]
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Pssst. Yeah, you. Over here. I hate to mention it, but we’re only 20 days from the end of the world as we know it. Friday of next week will be December 21, 2012, when the infamous Mayan calendar ends and, say the end-of-the-worlders, so will life on Earth. I agree that life as we […]
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Trezise at a wine judging gig. Reviewing the year is something done in many circles this time of December. I’ve just received a bullet-point summary of the state wine industry’s status from Jim Trezise, who heads the New York Wine & Grape Foundation. The Canandaigua-headquartered organization advocates and lobbies for the state wine and grape […]
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Trader Ed’s before the most recent fire. • From the Dec. 8 Times Union (awkward writing left intact): TROY — The owner of a Lansingburgh restaurant plans to sue Troy Fire Chief Thomas Garrett and the city for slander over remarks made after a three-alarm fire scorched Trader Ed’s Nautical Pub & Restaurant more than […]
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Still shot of espresso making, from a Record video. TROY — The main attractions at a wine bar usually are (a) wine, and (b) atmosphere. The Charles F. Lucas Confectionery & Wine Bar has both of those, but it also has created another, offbeat drawing card. It’s the coffee service. Not just the coffee itself, […]
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The Greenway symbol. RENSSELAERVILLE — We may eventually be seeing some farm-brewed beers coming out of this little Albany County community. The Carey Center for Global Good, headquartered here, has received a $5,000 grant from the Hudson River Valley Greenway to encourage farm-based brewing. The intent is to link local residents and producers of local […]
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TROY — Brown’s Brewing Co. will release its Dunder & Blixem holiday brew at 5 p.m. this Friday (December 7). The traditional English style strong ale – mahogany red in color and fruity in aroma — is made in honor of Clement Clarke Moore’s poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” originally published in the now-defunct […]
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